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How picky are CPUs in terms of how evenly the thermal compound is?
I'm in the midst of building a computer (this is my first time). When I first put the heatsink on the CPU, I was a little off center. Some of the thermal compound came off, so when I re-centered it, it isn't completely evenly distributed. So how picky are CPUs in terms of how evenly the thermal com…
Forgot my Windows 7 Password, but can still login with my finger
I login with my finger scan reader all the time, so I forgot my password. How can I remove it or change it? I am on Windows 7 64bit
Can you plug-in the battery while laptop is on AC only?
I'm using my laptop at home with battery removed and only connected to the AC power. However I'm lacking the mobility as my power cord is kinda short. Is it safe from electrical point of view to plug in the battery while the laptop is connected to AC and disconnect the AC power afterwards? What abo…
Setting a mixed-case volume label for a FAT32 drive on Windows
When I try to set the volume label for my FAT32 USB drive the normal way (using Windows Explorer or Disk Management), the filesystem just makes the label uppercase when applying it. Is it possible at all to set a mixed-case volume label on the drive on Windows? I know there may be no real reason fo…
Unable to access outside service from inside LAN
I have a weird port forwarding problem. I tried to open my port 22 to the outside network. I was able to access it as long as I am not inside the LAN. I can access it from my office for example. But from within the LAN, I can access the port using the local ip, but I can't access the port using the…
Word document to PDF: open hyperlinks in new window
I have a Microsoft Word document with hyperlinks in it. When I save it as a PDF document, those hyperlinks no longer open that link in a new window. I have tried all the settings under the "Target Frame..." option, but those don't seem to persist. Is there any settings that help with this to make a…
Where did the "All Users" folder from XP go in Windows 7?
I'd like to place some files in a folder that shows up on all user's desktop on a machine. What do I need to know about the differences between Win7 and XP to do this? Is this still possible?
Visual Studio 2008 SP2 Released or not?
Did Microsoft release SP2 for Visual Studio 2008 ? Or may be any plans in future ?
Is it possible to re-lock a bitlocker drive?
I'm running a partition with bitlocker on a Windows 7 Ultimate machine, which contains secure data that I have to recover infrequently. Unlocking it to access the data is obviously no problem, but is there a way to re-lock the partition when I'm done? The best I've found so far is this: http://soci…
Moving windows between GNU screen sessions
Is there a way to move windows between different screen sessions? For example lets say I have this scenario: Is there any way to move my shell containing my vim session from screen1 to screen2?
How to use only part of screen, as if the monitor was a smaller one?
Water was sprayed on my 19" monitor and damaged some parts of it. I need a solution that will let me specify the screen area to be used by Windows, as if it was a smaller monitor. Its default menu doesn't have this option.
How do I count the number of lines of code in an Eclipse project?
Is there a way to count the number of lines of code in an eclipse project? I can see the total number of lines for each file, but I'd like to see how much is generated across the whole project.
Why does moving large folders take a lot of time?
I have a large folder with >100k files. I moved it into my archive folder and its taking forever to move. Why is that? I know on XP it takes less than one second but not on Windows 7. I am sure its a permission thing, is there a way I can disable it and make it faster? I am moving the folder into a…
Are there any torrent clients that run as a service?
I turn off all of my computers at night except for my server. I'd like to be able to have my torrent downloads run on my server, which won't be logged in, so I'm wondering if there are any clients that can run as a service. I'm ideally looking for one that can be passed a path to a .torrent file an…
Select text from Terminal.app using the keyboard in OS X
I like to copy things from the terminal, but I don't like to have to move to the mouse. How do you select text in Terminal.app using the keyboard? For example, while in Terminal one might like to be able to move to a point on a line and then highlight a portion of text with left and right arrow key…
Where to find a VBA function's source in Excel
I have a workbook that uses a certain vba function which doesn't appear in the Insert | Insert Function... dialog box list of available functions. How do I find it's source (to see what it does)?
What's the state of the art in image upscaling?
I like to collect cool pics and use them as wallpapers or for other things. Often, artists publish only low-res versions, probably for fear of theft. Example: Now, if I want to use that as a wallpaper, I'd have to upscale it, and obviously that'd make it look blurry because of the bicubic interpola…
How do I connect via FTP to XAMPP?
Can I use WinSCP to connect to xampp? How does this work?
How do I delete the next line in vim?
In emacs, whenever I want to delete a few lines of text, I just use C-k until all the text is gone. However, in vim it seems a bit more complex. I know I can do to delete until the end of the line and to delete the entire line I'm on, but how do I delete all of the next line?
Autonumbering a column in Excel
In my first column, I want to autonumber it from 1, 2, 3, 4, ..., x. How do I do that?